Orange Rolls

I used my Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Recipe and just made a few replacements to create an Orange Roll recipe.  Yummmm!  (I know this picture isn't the best, but they were gone before I could take a good pic :-)  I made the changes bold in the recipe below.

ORANGE ROLLS

(updated 1/8/2017)

Makes ~12 to 15 rolls. 

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 

Grease a 9x13 (I use parchment paper...easy clean up.)

ROLLS- In a large bowl, add following. Stir and sit for about 5 minutes until the yeast begins to foam.

1 cup warm water (105-115 degrees)

2 tablespoons yeast

1/4 cup sugar

1/3 cup vegetable oil

Mix in the following:

1 egg

1/2 cup applesauce

2 tsp orange extract

Add salt and then flour, cup by cup, until a ball of dough forms and pulls from the bowl. If it’s too sticky to handle, add more flour.

4 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

zest from 2 oranges

Knead for 5 minutes. The dough should be smooth and soft. Lightly cover the dough with a clean towel or plastic wrap and allow to rest for 5 minutes.

While the dough is resting, prepare the filling.

FILLING

Evenly roll the dough into a rectangle, approximately 12 by 15 inches.  Spread on:

ground cinnamon

Sprinkle with ground nutmeg

Mix until the orange zest moistens the sugar, then spread over dough:

1 cup sugar

Zest from 4 oranges
 

Roll up the dough from the long end. You want to roll a bit tightly so the filling doesn’t ooze out when the rolls are baked. At the end of the roll, pinch the long seam together to seal.

Next, cut the rolls. Continue slicing in 1 1/2 inch increments. If your measurements are all pretty accurate, you should have about 12 rolls.  Place the rolls into the pan with the sides touching each other. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Lots-o-GLAZE

Prepare the icing by beating together the cream cheese and butter until smooth.

8 oz cream cheese, softened

2 TBS butter, softened

Slowly add:

3-4 cups powdered sugar (Use more/less for desired consistency

1 tsp orange extract

1 1/2 TBS milk

1 1/2 TBS orange juice concentrate